Sharp’s fundraising numbers

U.S. Senate candidate John Sharp‘s campaign last week said the candidate had raised $2.5 million in contributions and “loans” in the first quarter this year, a figure that appeared to match Democratic rival Bill White.

We now know that Sharp actually loaned himself $2 million, according to the campaign-finance report filed with the Secretary of the Senate, on the last day of the filing period.

While his contribution total is better than the Republicans in the race, it lags behind the $1.8 million White raised during the same period. Of course, all these candidates will be raising money for many more months.